25/1/12

sewing 101: recycled paper basket

sewing 101: recycled paper basket:



Thanks to a few recent online purchases, I had an enormous pile of long brown packing paper strips in my studio. I couldn’t bear to just recycle it; it seemed to have so much crafty potential. So tasked with the challenge of creating a project to help get organized for the new year, I decided to turn that pile of paper into a woven basket. Folded into strips and edged with stitching, the paper took on a whole new quality that calls to mind upholstery webbing or even leather. This project is super easy to do, takes only an afternoon and is a great way to give new life to leftover materials. Let’s get started! — Brett Bara




beauty 1
beauty 2
materials
fold strips 1
fold strips 2
sew 1
sew 2
weave 1
weave 2
weave 3
weave 4
weave 5
weave 6
weave 7
weave 8
weave 9
weave 10
finish 1
finish 2
beauty 3

Read the full how-to after the jump!


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